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The Great Gatsby (2013)6 comments

Ewan M wrote 2 days ago: NEW RELEASE FILM REVIEW || Director Baz Luhrmann | Writer Baz Luhrmann and Craig Pearce (based on th … more →

Tags: Classification: 12A, Country:- USA, Rating 3, 1920s, 2012, american dream, Baz Luhrmann, Carey Mulligan, class system

Films Seen in 2013 Round-Up: #106-111

Catherine wrote 3 days ago: It’s been over a week since seeing two Russian animated Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales, T … more →

Tags: 2013, short review, Weekly Screening Log, 1940s, 1949, 1950s, 1953, 1957, 1960s

Period film: The Young Victoria (2009)5 comments

Lindsey wrote 6 days ago: The Young Victoria (2009) is a period film dramatizing the life of one of one of the most beloved fi … more →

Tags: "New to me" reviews, 19th century period film, Emily Blunt, film, historical drama, Historical Fiction, Movie, Period Piece, Queen Victoria

WYSHW: Get Low

reelgirl327 wrote 1 week ago: Bill Murray.  C’mon, what else do you need to see this movie? This guy. Really though, Get Low … more →

Tags: Feature, What You Should Have Watched, Bill Murray, Comedy, Drama

Deneb does Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde4 comments

denebthall wrote 1 week ago: “It is I who exists, Dr. Jekyll, not you. It is I who will be rid of you!” The Scoop: 19 … more →

Tags: Deneb, Horror

The Great Gatsby1 comment

reelgirl327 wrote 2 weeks ago: One word comes to mind when I think of director Baz Luhrmann: spectacle.  However, behind such spect … more →

Tags: Review, Drama, Romance, Summer Movies

Anushka Sharma to gain weight!1 comment

entertainmentdiscussion wrote 2 weeks ago: Anushka Sharma‘s sizzling size zero figure has been the talk of the B-Town lately. She has rai … more →

Tags: Celebrity, Anushka Sharma, size zero, health "experts", anorexic

Period Film: A League of Their Own (1992)5 comments

Lindsey wrote 2 weeks ago: (Image: thegloss.com) World War II is in full swing, and since so many men have gone off to fight, t … more →

Tags: "New to me" reviews, 1990s, Review, film, Movie, a league of their own, set in world war ii

May 4th, 2013: Frost/Nixon (2008)

professormortis wrote 3 weeks ago: Cast and Crew: Ron Howard (Director, Producer); Peter Morgan (Play/Screenplay); Hans Zimmer (Score); … more →

Tags: Drama, Adaptation, Based on a True Story, Based on a play, Movie of the Day, Studio Canal, Working Title Films, Best Picture Nominee, Double-cross

May 3rd, 2013: Dracula aka The Horror of Dracula (1958)1 comment

professormortis wrote 3 weeks ago: Cast and Crew: Terrence Fisher (Director); Jimmy Sangster (Screenplay); Bram Stoker (Novel); Michael … more →

Tags: Adaptation, based on a book, Dracula, Gothic Horror, Horror, Movie of the Day, Remake, the original, Vampires

The Sunday Screening Session….. Gallipoli (1981)1 comment

zakback wrote 3 weeks ago: Gallipoli (1981) (107 min) iReview: Version: Gallipoli: Special Edition (DVD); Video: MPEG-2 576p; A … more →

Tags: film, adventure, Adventure Drama, Anti-War Film, Australia, Australian Film, Bill Hunter, Bill Kerr, Buddy Film

Movie I Liked #30: Moulin Rouge

caedmonrhys wrote 3 weeks ago: 2001 The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return… –Nat King Co … more →

Tags: Movies, Re-makes, Soundtrack, Drama, Coming of Age, Music, Musical, tragedy, Baz Luhrmann

Movie I Liked #33: Interview with a Vampire

caedmonrhys wrote 1 month ago: 1994 To this day, Interview with the Vampire remains my favorite Vampire movie. Unlike the Underworl … more →

Tags: Movies, Classics, adventure, Historical Fiction, Period Films, Soundtrack, Fantasy, Good vs. Evil, Drama

Film Review - Citizen Kane

Adam wrote 1 month ago: I appreciate Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane on two levels: the first level is that of the film critic. F … more →

Tags: Film Reviews, film, Plot, Film Review, great films, Film Directors, cinematography, Citizen Kane, Orson Welles

April 14th, 2013: The Music Man (1962)

professormortis wrote 1 month ago: Cast and Crew: Meredith Wilson (Writer); Buddy Hackett, Hermione Gingold, Ron Howard, Rance Howard, … more →

Tags: Adaptation, Assumed Identity, Based on a Musical, Comedy, CON . . ., Event, Family, Movie of the Day, Musical

Fingersmith1 comment

c taylor wrote 1 month ago: “It’s … a curious … wanting thing.” The grand schemes of a young Victo … more →

Tags: BEST OF, Lesbian Gay, Drama 2, Drama, Period Piece, Movie, film, Sarah Waters, films based on a book

April 7th, 2013: Easter Parade (1948)

professormortis wrote 1 month ago: Cast and Crew: Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett (Story); Arthur Freed (Producer); Irving Berlin ( … more →

Tags: Comedy, Event, fish out of water, Holiday, May-September, Movie of the Day, Musical, Romance, There's No Business Like Show Business

April 3rd, 2013: Guys and Dolls (1955)

professormortis wrote 1 month ago: Cast and Crew: Joseph L. Mankiewicz (Director, Screenwriter); Damon Runyon (Story); Ben Hecht (Write … more →

Tags: Romance, Comedy, Adaptation, Movie of the Day, Based on a Short Story(ies), Musical, MGM, Best Cinematography Nominee, Best Art Direction Set Decoration Nominee

March 30th, 2013: Frankenstein Created Woman2 comments

professormortis wrote 1 month ago: Cast and Crew:   Terence Fisher (Director) What It’s About: This time Dr. Frankenstein (Peter Cushin … more →

Tags: Revenge, Horror, Sequel, mad scientist, Movie of the Day, From beyond the grave, Drive In, Peter Cushing, Britain


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